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IP500022

Design and Operations of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants

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This course is no longer taught and is only available for examination.

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Language of instruction English
Location Ålesund
Examination arrangement Aggregate score

About

About the course

Course content

  • Reactor hydraulics and kinetic theory
  • Laws, guidelines and regulations for plant design
  • Water chemistry and microbiology
  • Design of mechanical, biological and chemical treatment processes.
  • Microbial/chemical risk analysis in water and wastewater treatment plants
  • Decentralized and source-separated treatment systems.
  • Sludge Management
  • Sensor technologies and modelling techniques for plant monitoring

Learning outcome

Learning outcome- Knowledge

  • Knowledge of the different microbial and chemical contaminants in water and wastewater streams.
  • Knowledge of the impacts of water and wastewater treatment.
  • Good knowledge of guidelines and regulations for the selection of different water and wastewater treatment processes.
  • Knowledge of the resources in wastewater/sludge and treatment technologies to recycle these resources for the benefit of society.

Learning outcome-Skills

  • Able to use software and tools to assess the health and environmental impacts of water and wastewater systems (e.g., @Risk and GEMSS).
  • Able to apply key theories and principles in the design and selection of appropriate water, and wastewater treatment technologies.
  • Able to independently undertake field and laboratory experiments in the planning and design of water and wastewater treatment plants.
  • Able to use digital tools to design, simulate and optimize different water and wastewater treatment processes (e.g. BioWin and WATPRO).
  • Able to write and effectively communicate technical reports.

Learning outcome- General Competence

  • Be able to select, plan and design an appropriate water and wastewater treatment plant for a given locality/community accounting for existing guidelines, regulations and cost implications.
  • Be able to work in an interdisciplinary team in water and wastewater management.
  • Contribute to the development of good water and wastewater treatment practice through participating in discussions within the field.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises, fieldwork, labwork and excursion.

Mandatory assignments:

Several individual exercises, lab work as well as a larger group assignment. All mandatory assignments must be approved within given deadlines to gain access to the final exam.

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory assignments

Further on evaluation

Individual Project Report and oral exam.

Re-sit exam: following semester.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required.

Course materials

  • Chapters from recommend texbooks
  • Journal Articles
  • Lecture notes

Subject areas

  • Water Supply and Wastewater Systems

Contact information

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Assignment
Weighting 60/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment
Oral
Weighting 40/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 1 hours

Re-sit examination - Spring 2026

Assignment
Weighting 60/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment
Oral
Weighting 40/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 1 hours